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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] certs: Add EFI_CERT_X509_GUID support for dbx entries
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Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org> wrote:

> > I suppose a user space tool could be created. But wouldn=E2=80=99t what=
 is
> > currently done in the kernel in this area need to be removed?
>=20
> Right. I don't think this was a great idea in the first place to
> do to the kernel but since it exists, I guess the patch does make
> sense.

This information needs to be loaded from the UEFI tables before the system
starts loading any kernel modules or running any programs (if we do
verification of such, which I think IMA can do).

David